returning to the carriers‚ the strike leaders recommended a second attack. In reponse‚ Nagumo ordered his reserve aircraft‚ which had been armed with torpedoes‚ to be rearmed with bombs. After this process had commenced‚ a scout plane from the cruiser Tone reported locating the American fleet. Upon receiving this news‚ Nagumo reversed his rearmament order. As a result‚ the hangar decks of the Japanese carriers were full of bombs‚ torpedoes‚ and fuel lines as ground crews scrambled to reequip the aircraft
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In the short story‚ “Raymond’s Run”‚ the tone that the narrator uses is harsh throughout the beginning and middle of the story and softens into a tone of excitement and joy. This tone reflects how Hazel is a character that changes throughout the short story. For example‚ when Mary Louise asks Hazel if she was going to sign up for the May Day race‚ Hazel replies with the defensive internal comment‚ “A dumb question like that doesn’t deserve an answer.” Furthermore‚ when Mr. Pearson calls Hazel by
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Alexander Honegger A2‚ History Row 4‚ Seat 1 Mr. Ronan Battle of Trafalgar Dear mom‚ As you know‚ the battle of Trafalgar has recently taken place. This major victory over the French had taken place October 20‚ 1805. We were under the command of a very brilliant man‚ Admiral Nelson. The battle was mainly between the British Royal Navy against the fleet of France and Spain. When we first approached the fleet ship‚ I have to admit mother‚ I was a bit scared noticing the line of French ships
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In the poem “The Discardment” there is a definite shift in tone at a certain area in the poem. This shift occurs at the oxymoron “intolerable joy”. This shift seems to be from a more of a lighthearted tone to more of a bitter tone. In this poem you can mainly see through light hearted tone through the description of the joy that the woman has when she received the present. In the poem it states the following “She put it on with exclamations‚/ Her eyes shone‚ she called and cried/ She danced and mimed
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Name: Dan Kenneth Abellar Course: BSTrM The Battle of Mactan INTRODUCTION: A pleasant morning to all of you tourists! I am Dan Kenneth Abellar‚ you can call me ’Ken’ for short.I am studying at Colegio de San Antonio de Padua taking up Bachelor of Science in Travel Management. I am your tourguide for today and I’ll be explaining to all of you a brief history about how the Battle of Mactan started. HISTORY: It was on April 7‚1521 when the three remaining galleons under the command of
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Battle of Kapyong The Battle of Kapyong is one of Canada’s greatest‚ yet least-known‚ military achievements. For two days in April‚ 1951‚ a battalion of roughly 700 Canadian troops helped defend a crucial hill in the front lines of the Korean War against a force of about 5‚000 Chinese soldiers. The Battle of Kapyong is one of Canada’s greatest‚ yet least-known‚ military achievements. For two days in April‚ 1951‚ a battalion of roughly 700 Canadian troops helped defend a crucial hill in the front
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instead uses impersonal facts and government based statistics‚ rather than intimate components about who the soldier was personally. The author also displays the tone of the poem as lighthearted‚ making the speaker seem untroubled about the death of the soldier. In W.H Auden’s poem‚ “The Unknown Citizen‚” the author uses his objective tone‚ statistical word choice‚ and eulogy structure to bring to light the lack of relationship between the government and its soldiers. Auden portrays the speaker bestowing
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and wishes that it would stop by hoping there is nothing wrong with her. Eventually‚ the bully pushes her to her breaking point‚ which causes her to kill herself. The tone of this poem is hostile. The word choice in this poem portrays this tone because of the words such as blood‚ harm‚ and torment. These words create the hostile tone of this poem because the actions that the bully are doing are very aggressive and unfriendly. The word blood can be a neutral connotation‚ but in this case‚ it is negative
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"The Second Coming " By William Yeats The poem "The Second Coming" by William Yeats was written in 1913‚ after the great horror World War I brought upon the world. Yeats uses very stunning and violent imagery throughout. The attitude and tone of the poem is set from the start. The poem mentions the way things in the "old world" are falling apart only to make room for change. The speaker has a very anxious attitude towards this "second coming" he believes is on the way. The second coming is described
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dramatic setting of a fierce battle between the British and the Germans. At the time‚ most people thought that the Battle of the Atlantic may have decided World War II’s outcome. This battle was the deciding factor throughout the war. The battle of the Atlantic was a violent and destructive battle. Many people lost their lives fighting in this battle. New technology was one of the major factors in helping the allies win the long and crucial Battle of the Atlantic. The Battle of the Atlantic was a violent
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